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j Nrrn Saintes f CHARLES HY. PROGLER, OF JACKSON, WEST VIRGINIA.

PoULTRY-ooop.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,699, dated October 14, 1884:.

Application filed March 27, 1884.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns HY. PROGLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Jackson Gourt-House,in the county of Jackson and State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry-Coops; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to thef accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. f

My invention relates to poultry-coops; and it consists in the improvements and combination of parts hereinafter fully set forth and described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective myinvention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section on the dotted line, Fig. l, showing the parts arranged for transportation or stowage.

Fig. 4 is a detail view.

The coop consists of abottom, A, having secured in each corner a bracket or casting, B, consisting of a base portion, c, adapted to bear on the under side of the bottom A, and ears b, designed to overlap the upper edges of said bottom. The aforesaid arrangement of base a and cars b, supplemented by securing-bolt c, affords a simple means of rigidly attaching each casting B to the said bottom. Parallel bars C are secured at each side of the bottom, the end of each of said bars G-being adjacent to a lower socket, d, integral with each casting B, and arranged on a line with but transverse to the end of said side bars C. These sockets d are adapted to receive the ends ot' bars D, carryinga series of vertical rods,e, connected transversely at their tops by a bar, E. Asecond socket, f, is formed integral'with each casting B, and is located above but at right angles with the sockets d, as clearly seen in Fig. 4. These sockets f are adapted to receive the ends of bars F, resting on and parallel with the side bars C. Each bar F carries' a series of bars, G, connected transversely at (No model.)

to form snug contact-joints thereat. One or more of the rods e project above the upper sides of the bars E, as at e, and are adapted to enter recesses E' therefor in the end bars, H, of a rectangular frame, forming the top section of the structure, so as to securely retain said top section in proper position. The said top section, in addition to the bars H, is provided with parallel side and center bars, I I and J, through which pass a series of transverse parallel rods, hh. One-half of the centralrods, h, are cut away, as shown in Fig. I, to form an opening by which access may be conveniently had to the interior of the coop. rIwo smallparallel bars, K, are hinged at one end on a portion of one of the rods H, while their other ends are cut away to form lips t', adapted to contact with a portion of another rod 7L, and support said bars K in proper position. .The bars K are connected together by means of small rods j,which, when the bars are in proper position, are in line with the rods h.

W'hen the coop is not in use, the top section can be removed from engagement with the projecting ends of the rods e.

When it is desired to arrange the coop to occupy a comparatively small space, the bars D are turned in their sockets d, so as to throw the rods e and bars E in a position parallel with the floor, as shown in Fig. 2. The bars F can then be rotated in the sockets f, so as to cau'se the rods g and bars G to occupy a position parallel with the iioor, but transverse to that occupied by the end sections. The top section canthen be placed in positionupon the upper sides of the side sections, and the entire structure will then present a compact form suitable for stowage and transportation.

I claiml. The improved casting or device herein described for coops and other similar structures, consisting of a corner bracket having sockets cl f, arranged at right angles to each other, substantially as and for ,the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a poultry-coop, of brackets or castings secured at each corner of the bottom of the coop, and provided with bearings, pivoted side and end sections, having journals resting in said bearings, and a suitable top, for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, in a poultry-coop, of a- ICO' series of brackets or castings secured at the side sections, as described, having journals Corner of the bottom of the coop, and provided bearing in said sockets, and a suitable top or with sockets arranged in different planes and cover section, substantially as set forth.

at right angles with each other, substantially In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5 as set forth. presence of two Witnesses.

4. The combination in :L poultry-coop of a A A 14 bottom section, a series of castings or breek CHARLES HY' PROGLER' ets secured at each corner thereof, and pro- Witnesses: vided with sockets errang-edili different planes F. R. HAssLER,

ro and at right angles with each other7 end and J. R. VAIL. 

